What better time to pick up a copy of the gold-covered tome "Red Carpet: 21 Years of Fame and Fashion," a mammoth photo compendium of dolled-up, decked-out celebs parading past the paparazzi on their way into Oscar, Grammy, Golden Globe, Emmy and People's Choice awards ceremonies.

It's like having your own curb-side spot right there where the limos pull up, only neatly packaged and plopped down on your coffee table. Gawk on!

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BY THE WAY

Speaking of awards shows, the Golden Globes and the Screen Actors Guild nominations have both decreed: Kate Winslet (right), lead-actress nominee for "Revolutionary Road," and Kate Winslet, supporting-actress nominee for "The Reader."

Never mind that the poster for "The Reader" features Winslet in three separate shots, that her name is above the title, and that her character has more screen time than either of her male leads, David Cross and Ralph Fiennes. Rather than compete against herself in the lead category, somebody, somehow, decided to push her "Reader" role for the second-tier slot.

In an interview a few weeks back, Winslet said she wasn't campaigning for one over the other in terms of Academy Award placement. "I'm not backing a horse at all."